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November 03, 2026

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1 – The two-party system needs a shake-up. It might start in Indiana.

Washington Post · October 30, 2026 

George Will writes in the Washington Post that Greg Ballard’s run for Indiana secretary of state under the brand-new Lincoln Party could matter far beyond Indiana. Even if Ballard loses, Will argues, the party could be laying groundwork for a lasting challenge to the two-party system. The mechanics: 2% of the vote gives the party automatic ballot access for four years, and 10% gets it a state-funded primary.

2 – Manchin campaigns with Collins in Maine

CBS News · October 22, 2026 

Republican Sen. Susan Collins enlisted former Democrat Joe Manchin, now an independent, to help widen her appeal to moderate voters in Maine. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.

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